Filling machine



March 2, 1935 L. DE MARKUS FILLING MACHINE Filed May 8, 1931 I5 Sheets-Sheet 1 INYENTOR L 'NMMM 2,. Kiwi-i PM W March 26, 1%35 E A S 1,995,918

FILLING MACHINE Filed May 8, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 Q INVENTOR g: N I WNW) M f S%W$Q MM March 26, 1935. 95 MARKUs 1,$95,i8

FILLING MACHINE Filed May a, 1931 3 Sheets-Sheet 5 INVENTOR Patented Mar. 126, 1935 I H 1,995,223 p i 1 FILLING MACHINE. 1

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"McKenira Brass & Ma'nufacturing "Company, Inc.,- Pittsburgh, Pa a corporation of Penns ylvania 51 :Ilhis invention relates to filling machines, and

particularlyjto :anovel for'myof bearing and sup,-

portifor 'thelzrotaitable portions thereof.

In many .-filling -machines there is provided-a '5 bone Phaving iairctatable portion supported by a colmnn "2011' the ihase, which irotatableporti n carries fillingxhcyads land bQttle;.-holders for the ibo'ttles .teubefilled. il he.. opera ion.'of-the' machine is such-that considenablefithrust is dc:

ablemachine portion out :of alinementi, This has heretofore been resisted-.bynmeans of a bear $352011. the "base :near zt-he bott m of; the colum and extending aroundgthe' same; :Sllch construca .1 overcome -;this .by formin g p ,r ripli raltrack around thelrctatablepo t n f t v a iine land thrust hearingsjengagi'gs h track. The is thusjres'trictedimilch rnorei .efiectiveiy with gm 'fconsftruction (and lubrication 'r qr yitiis' of iman erast pr'o $1011.f eri iw iir lif l a i i'ne" hem B ers n; ifih m shing w th respect to"the column during the installation of a so make side thrustbearings."For this purpose I prefer to'e'mploy'the driving'gear for the rotatable portion of the machine. I arrange centering means on therotatable portion of the machine, over which means the gear is slidable. I also arrange a centering means on the column for engaging the gear. When the machine is completelyassembled the gear is out of engagement with the 'last mentioned centering means, but it may be lowered so as to engage the same while still engaging the centering means on the rotatable part of the machine. In this manner the parts are accurately centered during installation or adjustment of the bearings. In the accompanying drawings illustrating a present preferred embodiment of the invention, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the machin partly broken away; v

Figure 2 is a central vertical section{ Figure 3 is a horizontal section .taken' on the line 1IIIII of Figure 2; and

milonedzztending ;toxshi,tt.-therbottom of the rotate 3.1931, sees-1 st ms; .L V ecl im (01. gee-sic) Figure 4'gis a section to? enlarged fscale one of the side thrust bearings. g p I I The :machine illustrated in the draw'ingscomprises a base .2 having a column, 3 upstanding" therefrom. :A table 4.surrounds.thevcolumn 3. It: has zan upper flange'fi and a lower flange ;6 between which extend guidesfl carrying-bottle holders -8; The bottle. holders. are positioned below/filling. heads "9 on a bonnet '10.: The-bonnet 1 10 rotates about a post 11 forming-uanzextension offthe column 3., The table'cis supported .by a roller bearing 12 carriedgon the icolumn,13'.'.l Inordersto resist the thrusts which tend to rock the table duringoperation, Iprovidea peripheral trackjl-3 onthe' loweriportidnuof' the tablej and side .thrust' bearings .-14.which engage such :track; The side ithrlust. bearings 114 are-.carriejd ronbrackiets :IS-and -16 'secured'toathe base :2-b'y screws 117; Figure .14 illustrates. one or; the b'ra'ckets in section. ..'It :is'bored to receive a po'st 118 having a shoulder 1.9 iengag'in'gg' :the upper face "of: the bracket-1'5 and a nut "20 threadedzon athelower end-10f the .post 18 whichkholdscthe post firmly v place. Airoller :21 harried-on 5.111161111311161 Trportion of the: ipost and is: held in -=plaoe by a retainingpap'rZZ :and screw :23. The post is drilled at; 24.1.9.0 rthat lubricant may be .suppliedzat i25;to

the roller 21.

showing The :itotatable was s. ssassins-1.100sprising the table A, the bonnet 10 and associated mechanism iszdriiien by .a ring gear :26v secured to thevb'ottom of the'table:b'y screws 27. Thering gear 26., meshes with an' :intermedi'atefgear: 728

which; :turn, meshes with .aipinion :29. J 3 The pinio'nii29' iisii driven .---by worm Jgearing :30 through a variable speed transmission within the housing 31 from a motor contained in such housing. In Figure l I have shown the adjusting wheel 32 for the variable speed transmission and a hand wheel 33 on the shaft of the motor.

In assembling or adjusting the machine it is necessarygthat the'table be exactly centralized during thelfitting of the brackets 15-and 16 carthe face 35 before the annular face 36 is out of engagement with the face 37. -When the parts turning the machine to the shop.

I have illustrated and described the-present I preferred embodiment of*the invention; .It will 7 the table, side thrust bearings engagingthe track; and means for holding the outwardly extending within the scope of the following claims, V 7

g be understood, however, that it is not limited to the {form shown but may be otherwise embodied "Ilclaim: V v V 1. A filling machine comprising a base having a column, a table extendingfdown over thelcol- -umn and also having a portion extending out -war'dly therefrom, a 'traok'formed'on-the outwardly extending portion, a bearing adjacentnthe top'of the column for supporting the weight-o1 portion centralized during fitting foff the side it thrust bearings. V

'- 2. A' filling machine comprising a base,'a table having'upper and lower radially extending-pot ,tion'sfguides' extendingbetween such portions,

bottle v-holders on the guides, a bearing adjacent theplane "or the upper'table portion 'for carrying the weight of" the. table, a track formed on the lower table portionfand side thrustbearing'senfgagin'g'thetrack 3. i'A filling machine comprising a table rotatably mounted thereon, a peripheral track aroundthetabld-side thrustbearings engaging 'the track; a ringslidable in anaxialdirection and relative to thebase of the table,-centering means; on the a base 'for maintaining the axis of 5 the ring concentric withthe axis or the base during such slidi'ngand centering meanslon thetable, for'maintainingthei axis of ithe ring-{concentric 46 withv the axis of; the" table during such sliding,

the two centering means being-relatively 'so posipositioned during fitting of the bearlng's';

- 4.-A filling machine comprising a'base, a'table rotatably .mounted thereon,-- ai peripheral track tioned that they may be simultaneously engaged by the ring, whereby they table may be accurately around the table, side; thrust bearings engaging the track, a ring 'gearse'cured to the tableiand' it centralized during suchaxial movement and I centering means on the: base for' engaging. the

effective'for driving the same, the ring gear being slidable in an axial direction, means for'holding ring gear. when it'is out of itsnor'mal position, the "centering means beingso positioned that. it engages the gear-while the same is still heldoentralized, whereby the table may be accurately positioned during fitting of the bearings.

5. A filling machine comprising'abase, a tab rotatable thereonan annular serles of bottle sup-j 1 ports on the table and bottle filling means for cooperating with the bottles in the supports during a portion .only ot the rotationot the; table, andjmeans for supportingthe table bracing it against the unbalanced forces of thefilling operation, comprising abearing carried by the base and supporting the weight of. the table,a peripheral track around the tableiat an elevation difier- ,ent fromthat-of the bearinggand a plurality of side thrust hearingsfengaging the track.

hine,'a;baseh ving an upstanding portion,'-;a column extending upwardly through .saidupstanding portion, a tableconcen- "trically: arranged around the co1umn,1 a. bearing l on the upstanding portion, said table extending radially over the upstanding portion ,and' supported by said bearing, aperipheral track around the table atan ele'vation difl'erent ifromfthat or the said bearing, and a mumm em bearings on thebase engagingithe't 1 7. In a filling machine,- iijbase,a;columnextend j ingupwardlyirom the base,'a -tableiha1ving upperand lower radially extendingportions co'ncen'triically arranged around the 'column, -saidtable f 7 having thereon "a'series of bottlesupports; bottle filling 1 for cooperating with bottles 'o'n the supports during a portion of the'rotation ot-the table, a bearin'glbetween the basean'd onerot the radially extendingportions'ot'the table 'i'or sup 1 porting thetable, theother radially extending por tion 01' 'thetable beingooaldally with a cooperating portion of the base, one or said co or axially arranged portions-constitutinga tr'ack and side thrust bearings carried by the other ,0! sai'd' coaxial portions ior engaging' said track, the track I V being jatjahf elevation diiierent 4 g; o f the bearingbnthe'base' o n efilfl wmaebfithifiis n an in p rt mea-cq niex e dina through sa d s nd n ,brtin nd em iq l therewith; a table concentricallyfarrangedjarouiid i the, column',,said-tab1e: upper tiflqwei OI 1 V rad aiiy eiitendmgipptuons; andaseries bottle the base adjacent the: plane] 0!, tnefupper table portion for carrying the thrust bearings on' the base'f 6;- engaging the track. p

. 8h fi h 351a a; track formed on the lowettableportion; side suppprtsiabearms upstandmzpombii (it '1 i 

